Muscovy in Manchuria: scenes of the Russian military preparations. The European and Asiatic rivals in the Far East: the Mikado. The war-cloud in the Far East: the threatened Russo-Japanese hostilities. A unique Russian fighting unit: the “Hunter scouts”. “Living bayonets”: the irresistible charge of the Japanese. The czar’s viceroy at his former headquarters: admiral Alexeieff at Port Arthur. King Edward as a Danish hussar: his majesty inspecting the working of the Danish rifle-mitrailleuse. The best-organised military landing on record: the outset of the Japanese campaign in Korea. The Japanese mastery of Korea: the advance towards the Yalu. Japanese troops proceeding towards Ichon: coolies bearing compressed fodder. - The Japanese mastery of Korea: … The crossing of the Yalu: the Japanese succes at Kiu-Lien-Cheng, and types of the victorious troops (1). The crossing of the Yalu: the Japanese succes at Kiu-Lien-Cheng, and types of the victorious troops (2). Building the road to victory: the path across the rice-fields for the Japanese army in Korea.